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Earth circles S of King Down is a Neolithic henge monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a circular earthwork with an internal bank and ditch formation characteristic of ceremonial and ritual monuments of the third millennium BCE. Such henges served as gathering places for communities and may have held astronomical or calendrical significance. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic settlement patterns and social organisation in south-western Britain.
Earth circles S of King Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002437. View the official record →
Earth circles S of King Down is a Neolithic henge monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002437.
Earth circles S of King Down is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002437.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump (5.2 km), Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm (5.7 km), Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm (6.4 km).
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